人心不足蛇吞象

Chinese

		people's thoughts; popularity	not; no	foot; to be sufficient	snake; serpent	to swallow; to take	shape; form; appearance shape; form; appearance; elephant; image under a map (math.)
simp. and trad. (人心不足蛇吞象)		人心	不	足	蛇	吞	象

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): rénxīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng

(Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄣㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊ ㄕㄜˊ ㄊㄨㄣㄒㄧㄤˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jan⁴ sam¹ bat¹ zuk¹ se⁴ tan¹ zoeng⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: rénxīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄣㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊ ㄕㄜˊ ㄊㄨㄣㄒㄧㄤˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: renshin bu tzwu sher tuen shianq
  - IPA ^(key): /ʐən³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡su³⁵ ʂɤ³⁵ tʰu̯ən⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jan⁴ sam¹ bat¹ zuk¹ se⁴ tan¹ zoeng⁶
  - Yale: yàhn sām bāt jūk sèh tān jeuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jan⁴ sam¹ bat⁷ dzuk⁷ se⁴ tan¹ dzoeng⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: yen⁴ sem¹ bed¹ zug¹ sé⁴ ten¹ zêng⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐn²¹ sɐm⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵ sɛː²¹ tʰɐn⁵⁵ t͡ɕœːŋ²²/

Idiom

人心不足蛇吞象

Being discontent is like a snake swallowing an elephant.

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